🍁Vermont State AGlinked via multistate filing link · 100%
Clustered 3 filings across 3 jurisdictions · filing window Sep 8, 2023 → Sep 11, 2023. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_6ad2f50fb7ba47b7 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Range of discovered_at dates across filings
MT NH VT
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
all State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Jul 1, 2023
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Jul 1, 2023
Reported by VERMONT AG filing
Aug 8, 2023
Reported by NEW HAMPSHIRE AG filing
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
The Columbus Foundation notified consumers of a July 2023 security incident where an unauthorized external party posted direct internet links to internal data for Gifts of Kindness and Emergency Assistance programs. Compromised data included names, addresses, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. No evidence of fraudulent misuse was found. The Foundation removed access, engaged legal/technical counsel, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.
The Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit in Columbus, OH, disclosed a breach in early July 2023 where an unauthorized party posted direct internet links to a limited portion of internal data from its Gifts of Kindness and Emergency Assistance programs. The exposure included applicant PII. The breach affected one New Hampshire resident. TCF discovered the incident on August 8, 2023, removed the links, and notified the individual on September 8, 2023. No evidence of misuse was found. TCF provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.
Affected (this filing): 1
The Columbus Foundation reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2023-09-11. The breach occurred from 7/1/2023 to 7/30/2023. 2 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 2